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This course includes:

  • 19 hours on-demand video
  • 20 articles
  • 17 downloadable resources
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Teaching & Academics Humanities Critical Thinking

Critical Thinker Academy: Learn to Think Like a Philosopher

How to improve your grades, advance in your job and expand your mind -- by learning how to think for yourself!
Bestseller
Rating: 4.4 out of 54.4 (3,147 ratings)
43,672 students
Created by Kevin deLaplante
Last updated 7/2020
English
English [Auto], French [Auto], 
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What you'll learn

  • fundamental concepts of critical thinking (logic, argument analysis, rhetoric, reasoning with probabilities, the importance of background knowledge, etc.)
  • the importance of critical thinking for personal development, participation in democratic society, and the pursuit of wisdom
  • the role that critical thinking principles play in good essay writing
  • how cognitive biases make us prone to errors in how we form beliefs and make judgments
  • how our tribal psychology and political polarization affect our ability to think critically
  • how debates in science often turn on the meanings of key terms, like "theory", "fact", "hypothesis" and "law"
  • and much more!
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Requirements

  • An interest in improving one's critical thinking skills. That's it!

Description

  For long-term success in school, business and life, learning HOW to think is far more important than learning WHAT to think.  

          Yet rather than serve as the core of any education worthy of a rational human being, we have relegated the teaching of logic, argument analysis and critical reasoning to specialty courses in universities that reach too few students, too late in their education. 

  In this course I share my growing understanding of these topics, with a focus on what is practically important and useful for developing as independent critical thinkers. 

  Currently the course contains over 200 videos totalling over 19 hours of viewing time! 

         Among the topics you will learn: 

  • why critical thinking is important

  • the difference between logic and argumentation

  • what makes an argument good or bad

  • the importance of background knowledge for critical thinking

  • techniques of argument analysis and reconstruction

  • what our growing understanding of the human mind tells us about how we actually form beliefs and make decisions

  • how tribalism and political polarization affect our ability to think critically

  • how scientific debates often turn on the meanings of key terms, like "theory", "law", and "hypothesis"

  • how to reason about chance and uncertainty

  • how to write a good argumentative essay

  • how to cite sources and avoid plagiarism in your writing

         and much more! This content is drawn from a variety of teaching resources I've developed over the past few years, including a video podcast. 

        It's important for you to know that I am continuing to add videos and course modules on a regular basis. This course will continue to grow and grow -- I have a LOT OF GROUND that I want to cover! This is ONLY THE BEGINNING!  

Who this course is for:

  • anyone who thinks that critical thinking is important and would like to learn more about it
  • anyone who is required to think and write argumentatively
  • anyone interested in the psychology of belief, judgment and persuasion
  • anyone interested in philosophy and who would like to learn more about philosophical ideas and methods
  • anyone taking a logic or philosophy class who would like to brush up on their basic logic and argumentation skills
  • anyone interested in scientific debates, or the philosophy of science
  • anyone interested in tribalism and contemporary politics

Featured review

Natsuda Namwises
Natsuda Namwises
34 courses
7 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
The instructor covered many interesting topics with a tone of voice that kept me engaged, even after hours had passed. I learned a lot and feel like I have better and more productive discussions with my friends, family, and classmates now.